Moore: Brian Waters, Anthony Spencer have a chance to be active vs. Chiefs

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Beat writer David Moore answered questions in a chat Tuesday. Here are some highlights.

David, What's the chances that either Waters or Spencer play this week?

David Moore: Jerry Jones has said he believes there's a good chance that Spencer and Waters will be able to take snaps in the Kansas City game. I will note that historically that Jones is more optimistic in these matters than anyone else on the planet. But it seems that both players got some good work in late last week, which means they both have a chance to be active. I've always thought Waters would be on the field sooner rather than later. But it depends on his conditioning and how he practices this week whether sooner means Kansas City or the St. Louis game.

Despite the INT, Will Allen looked like every other safety we've been rolling out for 5 years...getting beat deep. Why not let Wilcox out there? I know it's a long way from ga Southern to the NFL, but could he be any worse?

David Moore: You will see Wilcox this season. If he continues to improve there's a good chance he's starting at safety heading into next season. But if you think Wilcox is less likely to get beat than Allen at this point, I believe you're wrong. And don't minimize a safety coming up with an interception. Do you know the total number of interceptions the safeties on the Cowboys roster accounted for last season? Two. That group had only two the season before as well.

Is Chip Kelly's new Eagle's offense simply an updated version of Houston's Run-n-Shoot from the late 80s and 90s....and won't todays defenses make the same changes as back then to counter it?

David Moore: Not sure I would call it an update, but it is a variation. Will defenses catch up? Sure. Defenses always adjust to what new offensive wrinkles are thrown their way. But this does severely limit how defenses can substitute and creates mismatches that way. The other question is can an offense continue to keep up this pace for an entire seasons. There are more players _ and more blowouts _ in the college game to feed this frenetic pace. You're throwing a lot more plays on fewer players at this level, and the strain could take it's toll. All of that being said, it's a fascinating offense and could be the next stage of offensive revolution. We'll see.

Which current Cowboy are you bringing with you for a back alley brawl?

David Moore: Can I go with someone not on the active roster? If so, give me Jay Ratliff.